Blue Crabs defeat Bluefish in day-night doubleheader

Updated 12:10 am, Sunday, May 12, 2013

BRIDGEPORT -- The Bridgeport Bluefish lost both games of a day-night doubleheader Saturday to the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, dropping the first game 10-5 and the nightcap 8-2.

Cyle Hankerd hit a RBI-triple and a two-run home run and Ryan Mulhern and Wladimir Sutil each added two hits, two RBIs and one run scored in the first game for the Blue Crabs.

Bluefish starter TyRelle Harris (1-1) allowed three runs on four hits in 5.1 innings pitched for the loss. Southern Maryland tacked on two runs in the eighth off of reliever Winston Abreu and three runs in the top of the ninth off of Adam Carr.

Bridgeport scored its runs on a pair of solo home runs by Yusuf Carter. Austin Krum added three hits for the Bluefish.

In the first game, Brian Barton had three hits, including a solo home run, and Jose Salas hit a three-run double to lead the Blue Crabs' 10-hit offense.

Souther Maryland scored three runs in the third and fourth innings and added four more runs in the top of the ninth. Bridgeport starter Mike Parisi (1-2) gave up six runs -- three earned -- in six innings for the loss, while Blue Crabs starter Ian Marshall (2-1) earned the win, giving up five runs -- three earned -- in 5.2 innings of work.